Inbound Organization: How to Build and Strengthen Your Companys Future Using Inbound Principles

THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE FOR BECOMING AN INBOUND ORGANIZATION

"This book is about the principles, ideas, and tactics we see people successfully adopt that transform organizations into strong, enduring customer–centric businesses that are adept at building relationships that create competitive advantage. An inbound–focused business creates an amazing culture that treats employees and customers like human beings.

This book reveals the beliefs, principles, and strategies of these successful inbound organizations so that you can transform your organization into one too.

The book is intended to help leaders apply Inbound practices across an organization and instill a new, more holistic way of thinking about the entire business. This book is not just about marketing or sales, but how all departments fit together to deliver what buyers want today while creating a culture that fosters sustained success."
FROM THE PREFACE

"This terrific and prescriptive new book will help you build a business that delivers extraordinary experiences for your employees and for your customers. Because (spoiler!): Those things are connected!"
ANN HANDLEY, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Everybody Writes

"While many companies talk a good game, very few have the organizational discipline or skills to deliver on the promise of an inbound, customer–driven culture. It′s exciting to see the core principles addressed in a concise and highly readable handbook."
ADELE REVELLA, author of Buyer Personas (Wiley), a Fortune magazine Best Business Book for 2015

"Thousands and thousands of businesses are attempting ′inbound marketing′ these days but the sad reality is very few truly live it in every aspect of their business. And because of this, most never come close to reaching their potential in the digital age. But this is exactly why Inbound Organization is such a critical read. From culture to strategy to sales and technology, it will give you the tools and framework you need to not just ′do′ inbound, but become great at it as well, ultimately impacting every facet of your organization in the process. I would HIGHLY recommend this book to any CEO, CMO, or business leader looking to reach their true potential as an inbound organization."
MARCUS SHERIDAN, author of They Ask, You Answer: A Revolutionary Approach to Inbound Sales, Content Marketing, and Today′s Digital Consumer (Wiley)

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Foreword

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1: Doing Business in the 21st Century

Change Happens Gradually, Then Suddenly

Increased Competition From Everywhere

Chapter 2: Buyer Expectations Have Changed

Today s Customer Will Not Be Tomorrow s Customer

Traditional Industries Are Not Immune to the Challenge

Why the Inbound Organization Philosophy is the Right Approach

Chapter 3: The Building Blocks of an Inbound Organization

The Disruptive Impact of Inbound

Chapter 4: Inbound Assessment and the MSPOT

Inbound Organization Assessment

Creating an MSPOT

Chapter 5: Start With Your Mission

What is Your WHY?

Document Your Mission

Chapter 6: Building a Culture That Reflects Inbound Values

Trust, Transparency, and Accountability

Putting People First

Teams and Teamwork

Chapter 7: Inbound Decision–Making

Inbound Decisions

Use Good Judgment

Chapter 8: Create an Inbound Operating System

Creating Your Culture Code

Open Communication Spaces and Tools

Employee Feedback Mechanisms

Regularly Scheduled and Structured Interactions

Chapter 9: Find Inbound People

Inbound Recruiting The Candidate Experience

How Do You Find the Right Employees for a People First Culture?

Chapter 10: Cerasis Culture Creating a Movement Around a Mission

Chapter 11: Inbound Strategies Change From Selling to Helping People

An Inbound Strategy Defined

Be Honest with Yourself and Your Team

Chapter 12: Inbound Strategies are Engagement Focused

Connecting Emotionally

Delivering the Right Help at the Right Time

Try Before You Buy

Chapter 13: Inbound Strategies are Persona Based

Buying Insight

How Target Markets are Different Than Demographics

Chapter 14: Politics, Personas, and Inbound

Chapter 15: Inbound Strategies Match the Buyer s Journey

Awareness

Consideration

Decision

Success

Chapter 16: Centralized View of the Customer

Warning

How to Build a Centralized View of the Customer

Chapter 17: My Car Dealer, No Help at All

Chapter 18: Inbound Marketing is a Strategic Imperative

Why Inbound Organizations Must be Great at Producing and Publishing Content

What is the Source of Great Content?

What are the Most Important Types of Content to Produce?

The Secret of a Successful Inbound Marketing and Content Strategy

What You Get from Inbound Marketing and Content

Chapter 19: Bell Performance Content Attracting, Engaging, and Helping an Audience

Chapter 20: Inbound Selling

Developing an Inbound Sales Process

Personalize the Entire Sales Experience

Chapter 21: Yokel Local s Strange Trip to Becoming a HubSpot Agency Partner

Chapter 22: SMarketing

Implementing SMarketing

Set Common Goals with a Service Level Agreement

Chapter 23: Tube Form Solutions

Chapter 24: Inbound Service

Defining the Customer Journey

How Do You Build the Ideal Customer Journey?

What Buyers Expect from Inbound Service

Chapter 25: Measuring the Health of Your Relationships

Health Check as a Best Practice

Service Alignment with Marketing and Sales

Chapter 26: Inbound Back Office

Do Finance and Accounting Help Your Customer s Experience?

Finance s Role Moving Forward

Inbound Value on the Balance Sheet

Inbound Legal

Inbound IT

Chapter 27: Inbound Ecosystems

The Ideas Behind an Inbound Ecosystem

Chapter 28: The Inbound Organization in Ten Years

Technology Will Drive Marketing and Sales Personalization

The Inbound Organization in 10 Years

Adopt Inbound

Chapter 29: Final Thoughts

Customer Code

Possible Hurdles

Notes

Our Stories

Acknowledgments

DAN TYRE joined HubSpot as a member of the original start up team in 2007, and has led the sales recruiting, sales training, leadership program, and managed national and international sales teams. An authority on inbound marketing and sales, Dan is a regular speaker, writer, blogger, instructor, and coach to those who seek inbound success.

TODD HOCKENBERRY founded and runs Top Line Results, a management consulting firm specializing in helping companies understand how to change to achieve dramatic growth.

TLR matches best practice Inbound strategies to each company′s situation and goals, helping hundreds of companies grow their businesses.

Go to www.inboundorganization.com for free bonus content.